(Select) National Tours and Projects
Maida Withers and the Dance Construction Company goal is to create new projects for site, stage, and film (small and large endeavors). At times, opportunity is provided for performance in other locations in the United States and abroad. In general, the focus is on the work created and not the varied performance. Examples of “early” national tours/projects:
Regional Tour, Fall, 1986
(1986) September 25, 26, 27
Keystone Junior College, LaPlume, Pennsylvania
(1986) September 29, 30
Ferrum College, Ferrum, Virginia
(1986 or 7) November 1
Herndon Fine Arts Series, Herndon, Virginia
(1986) November 14 – Virginia State Grant (tour)
John F. Pattie School. Children’s Program, Dumfries, Virginia
(1986) December 4, 5, 6
Publick Playhouse, Hyattsville, Maryland
National Tours, Fall, 1982 and 1984
(1982) June 12 and 13 (Premiere)
Families Are Forever, New York City
Emanu-El “Y” Theatre (Midtown) New York, NY
(1984) September 25 to October 1
Dance Collective, Atlanta, Georgia
Teaching Residency and Two Concert Performances
(1984) October 7 and 8
Conwell Theater, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(1984) October 14 and 15
Theater “Joy of Movement,” Boston, Massachusetts
(1984) November 12
Baltimore-Washington Dance Festival, Baltimore, Maryland
Concert Performances, 1976-77
(1976) March 26, 27, 28 – Hand Chapel
Mt. Vernon Junior College, Washington, DC
(1976) June 3 and 4
Marvin Betts Theatre, GWU, Washington, DC
(1976) August 1
Utah Repertory Theatre, Salt Lake City, Utah
(1976) August 8
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
(1976) November 10
Gallaudet College, Washington, DC
(1976) November 12
Dance Improvisation Event, GWU, Washington, DC
(1976) November 9, 10
Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
(1977) March 5, 1977
Foxcroft School, Leesburg, Virginia
(1977) May 7
Warner Theater, Washington, DC
(1977) June 19
Theodore Roosevelt Island Event, Washington, DC